Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Initial Scout 300 Released for 2013

Patrick Kugler is Michigan's top-rated 2013 recruit, according to Scout

The initial Scout 300 was released on Wednesday. Twelve of Michigan's current commits appear on the list, with three of them nabbing 5-star ratings. A total of 84 (or 28% of them) have been on the receiving end of Michigan offers. Here you'll find the Michigan commits (highlighted in blue) along with the rest of the 2013 offerees:

What does Scout see that scares them with Levenberry? #80? Seems like the other 2 sites are pretty high on him and have him in top 25 or so. Any clue on whats going on with that?Also, in your opinion, do we have a decent shot at landing 2-4 more 5-stars?

I don't have a Scout account, so I'm not sure what's up with their evaluation of Levenberry. But he's still their #80 player in the country, so it doesn't really concern me.

Do we have a decent shot at landing 2-4 more 5-stars? Yes. Is it a lock? No. Cravens, Isaac, Vanderdoes, and Fuller are all planning to visit, and Bosa has mentioned wanting to get up to Michigan, too. I think our best chances are with Cravens, Isaac, and Vanderdoes, though.

Is there any sense which offers out there Michigan would allow to commit publicly immediately? In particular, are the offers to OL still in play? TTB has gone on record many times with the concern about depth at QB . . . are you concerned that beyond Shane Morris, there is only one QB on this board?

Offensive line recruits have been told that Michigan is full at the position, at least temporarily.

I'm not really concerned that Michigan hasn't offered more high quality quarterbacks. They got their QB in the form of Shane Morris. If Michigan takes a second QB, it will reportedly be in the form of a dual-threat guy who might be able to help at another position down the road (think Gonzales, Bass, etc.).

I highlight players who have committed elsewhere on the Offer Boards (see the tabs at the top of the page), but it's too cumbersome to do it for these lists, especially as more and more kids commit. On top of typing out the 84 names, positions, locations, and schools of those players, I would have to highlight each committed player's name with his school's color. I see where it would be helpful, but I only have so much time on my hands.